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==== Introduction ====

The Apollo missions (Apollo 1 through Apollo 17) generated vast amounts of telemetry and recorded data – from spacecraft engineering data and voice communications to scientific experiment readings. Much of this data was recorded on magnetic tapes at the time. Over 50 years later, many of these original tapes have been lost, reused, or are stored away, while some have been recovered or preserved through special efforts. This report examines the current status of Apollo telemetry tapes for each mission, identifying which tapes still exist (and where), which are missing, and the condition and accessibility of any surviving recordings. It covers both mission operation telemetry (e.g. vehicle data, audio, video) and scientific data tapes (such as those from lunar surface experiments), along with any known restoration or digitization projects.